Jointed hame-tug.



PATBNTBD JULY 21, 1903.

G.- G. SGHWANER.

JOINTBD HAMB TUG.

APPLIGATION nun AUG. 2s. 1902.

E0 lODBL.

UNITED STATES:

Patented July 21, 1903. PA-TENT OFFICE.

CIIRIsTIA1\Il o. scHwANER, -or WINTERSET, IowA.

JolNTEo HAM E-Tuc.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters lPatent No. 734,001, dated July21, 1903. Application filed AugnstrZQ, 1902. Serial No. 121,484. (Nomodel.)

Metal Hame-Tug Section, of which the following is a specification. Y

Heretofore a metal haine-tug section has had a leather section fixedtoits rear end and abuckle connected with the fixed leather section, across-bar at the central portion and a leather sectiorilhinged to thecross-bar, and a metal loopl in front of the cross-bar and a metalloop-in rear of the cross-bar, so that the' front end of a trace thatextended forward from the buckle would slip under the metal loops of themetal section and the joint between the leather section and the metalsection would be some distance in rear of the front loop and allowsufficient iexure to permit the front end ofthe trace to slip out of thefront metal'loop.

My object is to provide a metal hame-tug section adapted for pivotallyconnecting a leather` section; with the cross-bar at its front end andrigidly fixing a leather section to a second cross-bar and the rear endportion in such a manner that the joint between thev` metal section andthe leather section will be at the front of the metal section and ametal loop in rear of the front end of the ixed leather section, so thatwhen a trace is connected with the buckle'and its front end extendedforward under one part of the buckle that serves asa loop it will slipunder the loop of the metal section, and theflexure produced by thejoint in front ofthe metal loopV will not permit the end of the tracefrom slipping out from under the loop.

My invention consists in the construction of a metal section and thearrangement and combination of the metal section, two leather sections,and a trace-buckle, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claim,and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is aperspective View of the metal llame-tugsection. Fig.2isaperspectiveviewthat shows all the parts connected as required for practical use. Fig. 3is a longitudinal sectional View of Fig. 2 and shows how the rear tancefrom their ends. The rear ends of the sides are connected. by a flatrearward extension 14, that has a central perforation and is adapted tobe riveted 'on top of the rear leather section, as shown in Fig. 3. Therear end portions of the sides 10 have upward projections 15, that areconnectedat their tops They are connected at-theirfront ends .by a bar12 and a cross-bar 13 at fsome disby a Hat bar 16 to produce an integralloop adapted to admit the front end of a trace to slip under and beretained securely, as shown in Fig. 2, while at the same time" thetieXure between the front leather section 17, that is hinged to thefront cross-bar 12 of the metal section, will not interfere with theretention of the front end 18 of a trace that overlies the rear fixedleather section 19. rlhe front end of the hinged leather section isdesigned to be connected With a harness-haine in a common way.

To therear end of the fixed rear leather section is connected the frame20 of a tracebuckle, and the other portion 21 of the buckle is slidablyconnected with part 19, so that the front end portion of a trace 22 canbereadily adjustably connected with the buckle and the rear leathersection 19 and its front end secured under the portion 16 of the rigidloop that is integral with the metal section, as shown in Fig. 2. lHaving thus described the purpose of my inveiltion, the construction ofthe metal hame-tug section, and the arrangement and combinationtherewith of the front and rear leather sections and a trace-buckle, thepractical operation and utility of the' invention Will be obvious topersonsfamiliarwith the art to which the improvement belongs, and

What I claim as new, and desire to secure IOO loop, a cross-bar at thefront ends of the paradapted to be fixed on top of aleather sectionsllel sides adapted for hinging a leather seoas shown and described forthe purposes tion thereto, a cross-bar at some distance stated.

from their front ends adapted for fixing a CHRISTIAN C. SCHVANER.leather section thereto and to produce a joint Witnesses: and a fiatCross-bar at their rear ends and top S. W. STARK,

edge portions provided with :t perforation and A. L. STOUT.

